The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-12-21
NEW BILLS IN CONGRESS.
Some of theiMeasures Introduced and Thei
Purpose-Bridge Recommendation.

Some of theiMeasures Introduced and Their
PuTPOse-Bridge accommodation.
WASHINGTON, December 19.-Senator
Salisbury to-day reintroduced his bill of
last session ito required that q residence of
three years shall be necessary before an
alien can declare his intention to become q
citizen of the United States, and of two
years additional before he shall have the
right TO vote or hold office.
The bill introduced by Senator Cullom
to. day to annex portion of MontaHa to
Idaho Territory cuts off the counties of
Beaverhead and Missoula from the former
Territory, and joins them to the latter.
Senator Msnderson to-day introduced a
bill granting pensions, graded &C csOrding to
length of imprisonment, to all Union pris-
oneIs Of war confined in Southern prisons
for more than sixty days.
A bill introduced by Senator Sherman
to-day provides that all persons on the
pension rolls for loss of limb shall be en-
titled to receive arrears of pension from
date of discharge or disability.
The Joint resolution introduced by Sena-
tor Hoar to-day for the celebration of the
that in addition to such other celebration
Is may be provided for, the centennial
anniversary shall be observed by the two
houses of Congress, which shall meet in
the House of Representatives; that the
Chief Justice of the United States shall be
requested to deliver an Grafton, and that
the President and the Governors of the
States shall be invited to be present.
Bills for the erection of public buildings
were introduced as follows to-day: By SEN
ator Allison-At Davenport, Ia, 5000, 900;
by Senator Palmer-At Bay City, Mich,
$3.50 600; by Senator Bowen-At Boulder,
Col, $75 0C0
The bills introduced by Senators Palmer
and Teller to-day to extirpate contagious
pleuIo-pD eumonia, foot and mouth dis
ease and rinderpest among cattle, and to
facilitate the expectation of cattle and live
stock products, are in general features SIM
liar to the Senate bill Of last session on the
same subject.
The Blair educational bill was faYorably
reported to the Senate to-day.
A bill introduced by Senator Stewart to.
day provides for the appointment of q
Chief Justice and two Associate Justices,
to sit at Washington and to have jurisdic-
tion to decide contested land cases. The
justices are To hear cases separately and
also to constitute a court in banc. ALL
applicants for public lands whose claims
are rejected By the Commissioner OF the
Land Office are given the right within
sixty days to appeal to one of the JUS
tices. The decision of the justice
shall be final in cases involving less than
g, 600. Claims exceeding that amount may
be carried to the court in banc, and claims
involving s.. coo may be appealed from this
court to the Supreme Court. Jurisdiction
is also conferred on the Justice to hear all
cases arising out of private land claims in
Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.
Secretary Endicott to-day sent to the
House, with a favorable recommendation,
a letter from the Chief OF Engineers, in
closing draft of bill to regulate the con-
stIuctiOn of bridges over the Muskingum
river, Ohio. The draft proposes to allow
any person or corporation, having lawful
authority, to erect bridges over the river,
providing certain requirements touching
the width OF draws, nature OF foundations
ETC., are complied with.